Directorates

Anaesthesia & Intensive Care

            Dr. Sanjeev Singh

Head of Directorate

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Directorate of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care is one of the Clinical Directorates responsible for:

• Provision of Anaesthetic services for surgical patients (pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative).
• Management of Intensive Care Units and Theatre Recovery Wards.
• Management of emergencies including cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Management of acute and chronic pain.

 

SUB SPECIALTIES

• Intensive Care
• Pain Management
• Anaesthesia

STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP

The Directorate is run by the Head of Directorate with six (6) Management members, who are:

 

1. Lead Clinician
2. Nurse Manager
3. Chief Physician Assistant
4. Pharmacist
5. Business Manager
6. Accountant

The Directorate Management Team meets once a month.

MEMBERSHIP OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM

1. Sanjeev Singh – Head of Directorate
2. Nana Addo Boateng – Lead Clinician
3. Delphina Obeng – Nurse Manager
4. Samuel A. Assibi – Chief Certified Registered Anaesthetist
5. Dr. William Addison – Head, ICU
6. Mr. Douglas Kumah – Pharmacist
7. Frank Boachie Boateng – Business Manager
8. Roselyn Aning – Accountant

 FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES

• Provide pre-operative assessment services
• Prepare and administer anaesthesia to patients
• Manage critically ill patients
• Manage post-operative patients effectively
• Conduct mortality and critical incidence meetings
• Conduct weekly clinical and quality assurance meetings
• Provide acute and chronic pain management services
• Conduct Research

SUB-UNITS

1. A & E Theatre (Anaesthesia)
2. A & E Theatre Recovery Ward

3. Intensive Care Unit

4. NAKSA Theatre (Anaesthesia)

5. NAKSA Theatre Recovery Ward

6. Main Theatre (Anaesthesia)

7. Main Theatre Recovery Ward

8. Poly Theatre (Anaesthesia)

9. Poly Theatre Recovery Ward

10. Anaesthesia Clinic

11. Eye Centre Theatre

12. Eye Centre Recovery Ward

13. Obstetrics and Gynaecology Special Ward Theatre

STAFF STRENGTH

The Directorate has a total of 192 human resource personnel with the following breakdown:

Doctors

• Consultants           – 3
• Senior Specialist           – 1
• Specialists           – 11 (including 6 Senior Residents)
• Junior Residents – 2

Certified Registered Anaesthetist       – 51

Nurses                                       – 100

Pharmacists                              – 2

Pharmacy Technician               – 1

Health Care Assistants             – 20

Orderlies                                   – 4

Accountant                                – 1

Administrative Manager            – 1

Biostatistics Records Assistant – 1

Health Services Administrator  – 1

 

 TRAINING/RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• TRAINING ACTIVITIES

1. Training of Senior and Junior Residents for Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and West African College of Surgeons.

2. Training of Doctors in the West African sub-region in Regional Nerve Block in collaboration with World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists.

• RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

1. Effects of modular training in Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), KATH.

2. Profile of ICU admissions.

CONTACT ADDRESS/TELEPHONE NUMBER/EMAIL ADDRESSES

1. Head of Directorate

Directorate of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

P. O. Box 1934

Kumasi

Telephone: 050 6977250

Email: drsanjeev73@rediffmail.com

2. Business Manager

Directorate of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

P.O. Box 1934

Kumasi

Telephone: 020 8190001

Email: frankboach@gmail.com